For analyzing any company like Southern Company from an investment perspective, its important to check the cash flow statement. In simple terms, the cash flow statement measures the cash that has come into the company, and the cash that has gone out during a given period, while the other statements, the income statement and balance sheet, give details about Southern Company profits and Southern Company debt. Items like capital purchases, bank loan payments etc. which have a direct impact on the cash position of a company come out through the statemement of cash flows and help an investor who undertakes the Southern Company stock analysis. Southern Company generated $6.4B cash from operating activities in 2017. Southern Company saw a outflow of $-7.19B from investing activities for 2017.

View details of Southern Company cash flows for latest & last 10 financial years

Southern Company had a Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents of $155M for the latest year 2017. If a firm is able to grow its cash, it is considered to be a positive signal and could lead to a jump in the Southern Company stock price, albeit too much cash on hand can imply the company has no or limited avenues for growth in which to invest this cash.

Cash Flow from operating activities: This is the cash that the company receives from ongoing operations. Southern Company gained $6.4B cash from operations. It is important to check this to see where the company is getting its money from.

Growth companies, typically most tech companies; spend heavily on investing activities and this figure stood at $-7.19B for SO stock. Sometimes a company might have a negative overall cash flow which may not be really bad if it is due to investment expenses. Hence it is important to check the cash flow from investment activities.

Inflow of cash in the form of bank loans and shareholders equity, and outflow of cash because of dividend payments, share repurchase payments etc. come under financing activities. The cash generated from these activities was $951M for Southern Company.

Historical, current end-of-day data, and company fundamental data provided by Zacks.
All information provided "as is" for informational purposes only, not intended for trading purposes or advice.
Neither Amigobulls nor any of the data providers is liable for any informational errors, incompleteness, or delays, or for any actions taken in reliance on information contained herein. By accessing the amigobulls.com, you agree not to redistribute the information found therein.
Please read our terms of use and privacy policy.